The wind forecast called for nuking winds today - and by all accounts it looked like that was going to be the case. With that - Mark, Norm and I planned to do a downwind run from Sand Island to Pavilions.
Mark had wing issues before launching. He was the lucky one.
Norm and I made it out past the inside breakers (which were not small)
Then the wind dropped off and we had to bob around out in deep water.
We eventually got up and into some good wind.
There were even some good opportunities to catch and ride some well overhead swell pushing through.
Out around Hau Bush, Norm said his wing was losing air. I told him I was going to make a beeline for PV and I can drive up and get him.
Getting in at PV turned out to be a mini ordeal for me - I went down for no good reason near the cabins and it took me forever to get back up and finish the run.
This distance is not a straight line count.
Lots of North in the wind today. Definitely stronger wind at the outlets of the valleys.
I had fun with the Silk 850 - especially on the big surf parts of the run, but I think the Enduro 900 would have helped me carry through some soft wind spots a little better.
Despite the challenges - this adventure was pretty cool.
W:54/FD:97/PW:18/S:4
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